AVBOB Integrated Annual Report 2018

The Group has also partnered with INSETA in the appointment of 33 learners living with disabilities. The table below highlights the progress made with regard to learnerships: Effectiveness of the training hubs In linewith legislation and in order to improve capacity building to effectively and appropriately facilitate an understanding of products offered, six regional training hubs were established. The regional training hubs allow for better tailoring of the particular training needs of a region and enhance their ability to respond efficiently and effectively to emerging needs. The trainers have been up-skilled to meet the changing needs of the business thereby effectively operating as business partners. The table below depicts the number of product training interventions that took place since the inception of the training hubs. The table below depicts the breakdown of training interventions conducted by the training hubs for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Learnership Type/beneficiary 2016 2017 2018 Business admin learnership Employed 17 - - Long-term Insurance learnership Unemployed - 40 38 Employed 63 87 74 People living with disabilities Unemployed - - 33 Bursaries for learnerships Employed - - 28 Management Development Programme Employed 17 - 7 Internship Programmes Unemployed 4 - 6 Total 101 127 186 Year Number of interventions 2014/15 7 397 2015/16 13 189 2016/17 20 939 2017/18 33 142 Type of training Total number of interventions Induction 2 629 Industry and terminology 518 Product training 29 995 Total interventions 33 142 46